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« Reply #2460 on: February 14, 2012, 01:00:05 PM » |
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Well, if they have continually been chatty since the start of the semester, perhaps the prof just reached his limit and exploded. Not his finest moment, probably, but we've all been there.
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« Reply #2461 on: February 14, 2012, 10:30:35 PM » |
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Actually, they haven't been all that chatty. As I said, they're not generally badly behaved, just clueless. (One of them was the guy that I posted about elsewhere that couldn't figure out how to cut and paste to make Flashcards.)
After looking at the exam I'm kind of wondering if something is up with the prof. I haven't had him before, but he's apparently known as being pretty laid back. He's a retired elementary school Principal, and he's getting up there in age. The exam is filled with typographical and gramatical errors, and errors of other sorts. (Example: One question is about "William" saying one thing and "Larry" saying something else. Is William correct? Is Mary correct? Are both correct, or is neither correct? "Larry" is never mentioned anywhere. Thankfully, Larry is not correct. I've no idea what Mary had to say about the subject, so I will assume that she wasn't correct, either. William is apparently an idiot who also failed his ESL test.)
One of the oddest things was that not a single person, including me, and not even the kids he left standing at the front of the room, even bothered to turn around to watch. Heads shot up and then we all just went back to what we were doing. I think we were all just too surprised. When he finished screaming he simply walked back up to the front of the room and picked up where he'd left off. From that point until the end of the class it was like it never happened. No one even talked about it at break. As I said, it was surreal. Maybe it was his version of a Jedi mind trick, although I'm told that this is entirely out of character for him.
I haven't seen my partner, yet. I'll let you know what I find out.
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« Reply #2462 on: February 15, 2012, 01:48:18 AM » |
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Sounds like a prof I know, and he is crazy.
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« Reply #2463 on: February 16, 2012, 11:08:34 PM » |
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Today before class...
Student 1: It says "I am a bad ass" here. Did you write this?
Student 2: No, I think she must have. It's her work on this side.
This is the point at which I realize that the scratch paper I gave Student 2 when he came to my office hours for some help has lots of my work on the other side (which I knew) including (which I did not know) the aforementioned marginalia.
D'oh!
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« Reply #2464 on: February 17, 2012, 12:24:22 PM » |
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Today before class...
Student 1: It says "I am a bad ass" here. Did you write this?
Student 2: No, I think she must have. It's her work on this side.
This is the point at which I realize that the scratch paper I gave Student 2 when he came to my office hours for some help has lots of my work on the other side (which I knew) including (which I did not know) the aforementioned marginalia.
D'oh!
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« Reply #2465 on: February 17, 2012, 12:29:59 PM » |
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Today before class...
Student 1: It says "I am a bad ass" here. Did you write this?
Student 2: No, I think she must have. It's her work on this side.
This is the point at which I realize that the scratch paper I gave Student 2 when he came to my office hours for some help has lots of my work on the other side (which I knew) including (which I did not know) the aforementioned marginalia.
D'oh!
So the obvious question I have for you, Ptarmigan, is: Are you a bad ass? |
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« Reply #2466 on: February 17, 2012, 12:31:11 PM » |
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Today before class...
Student 1: It says "I am a bad ass" here. Did you write this?
Student 2: No, I think she must have. It's her work on this side.
This is the point at which I realize that the scratch paper I gave Student 2 when he came to my office hours for some help has lots of my work on the other side (which I knew) including (which I did not know) the aforementioned marginalia.
D'oh!
So the obvious question I have for you, Ptarmigan, is: Are you a bad ass? Well, the rumor going around my class says so... No, but seriously, I was just glad it wasn't one of the ones where I wrote something like "I suck and will never get this :(" (but with the theatric frowny-face which has x's for eyes, indicating that it is both sad and dead). |
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« Reply #2467 on: February 17, 2012, 01:22:47 PM » |
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Clearly, Ptarmigan, you need to get custom-made stationary with a footer-line that says something like "Bad-Ass Math Class Lass!" Perhaps something like, "Learn the Math or you Can't Pass the Class from the Bad-Ass Math Class Lass!"
You could compose videos for your math classes with large, ominous-looking rappers chanting the line while gesturing threateningly at the student, as an introduction to subjects like Completing The Square
Okay, maybe not.
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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« Reply #2468 on: February 17, 2012, 03:54:37 PM » |
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Clearly, Ptarmigan, you need to get custom-made stationary with a footer-line that says something like "Bad-Ass Math Class Lass!" Perhaps something like, "Learn the Math or you Can't Pass the Class from the Bad-Ass Math Class Lass!"
You could compose videos for your math classes with large, ominous-looking rappers chanting the line while gesturing threateningly at the student, as an introduction to subjects like Completing The Square
Okay, maybe not.
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« Reply #2469 on: February 18, 2012, 12:08:46 PM » |
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Clearly, Ptarmigan, you need to get custom-made stationary Or better yet, custom made stationery. |
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« Reply #2470 on: February 18, 2012, 12:15:48 PM » |
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Student on cell phone:
Dude, I told you, buy your drugs on campus so the local cops can't touch you!
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« Reply #2471 on: February 18, 2012, 09:37:36 PM » |
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Student on cell phone:
Dude, I told you, buy your drugs on campus so the local cops can't touch you!
Hmmm...
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Sending an army of orcs and nazgul your way RIGHT NOW. Don't take it personally.
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« Reply #2472 on: February 20, 2012, 12:11:32 PM » |
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Student on cell phone:
Dude, I told you, buy your drugs on campus so the local cops can't touch you!
Hmmm...
Yes, 'cause heaven knows those university cops aren't real cops. <eye roll> Well, that's what many people (including a significant number of forumites) believe. |
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Alas, greatness and meaning are rarely coterminous with popular familiarity.
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« Reply #2473 on: February 20, 2012, 01:10:40 PM » |
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Clearly, Ptarmigan, you need to get custom-made stationary Or better yet, custom made stationery. Oops. Sorry about that; I got in a hurry. |
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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« Reply #2474 on: February 20, 2012, 01:15:49 PM » |
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Clearly, Ptarmigan, you need to get custom-made stationary Or better yet, custom made stationery. Oops. Sorry about that; I got in a hurry. In a hurry? It looked to me like you weren't moving at all. |
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